Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Easley, SC ranks #2,204 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,438 patents from 310 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Easley, SC include First Quality Tissue, Pacesetter, Bombardier. That works out to 62.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 310 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Byrd Tyler Miller, IV First Quality Tissue 78
2 Thomas F. Strange Pacesetter 62
3 Shannon Cassell Bombardier 58
#4 David L. Wikle Black & Decker 43
#5 David J. Baker Husqvarna Ab 29
#5 Martin C. Werr Hubbell Incorporated 29
#7 Heath Michael Ostebee GE 27
#8 David G. Peot Ryobi Motor Products 23
#9 Scott Edmond Ellis GE 22
#10 Martin L. Smith GE 21
#11 David Pearson Columbia Insurance 20
#11 B. Tyler Miller First Quality Tissue 20
#11 Henry Grady Ballard, JR. GE 20
#14 David Wesley Ball, JR. GE 19
#15 Roger J. Kanaan Power Tool Holders Incorporated 18
#15 Rafael Heredia Zipit Wireless 18
#17 Clint Cagle Techtronic Cordless Gp 17
#17 Michael Romano Shaw Industries Group 17
#19 Christopher R. Feger Pacesetter 16
#20 Hans Eric Nutz Confluence Outdoor 15
#20 James William Vehr GE 15
#20 Peter Fernstrom Pacesetter 15
#20 Archie Lee Swanner, JR. GE 15
#20 Brian Herbst Afl Telecommunications 15
#25 Jeffrey M. Dils One World Technologies Limited 14
#26 Michael R. Smith Eastman Kodak 13
#26 Mark Elmore Hubbell Incorporated 13
#28 Bruce Ribble Pacesetter 12
#29 Shawn Peniston Poly-Med 11
#29 Daniel Brushwood Union Switch & Signal 11
#29 Tearl Stocker Pacesetter 11
#29 William Miller Afl Telecommunications 11
#29 Jeffrey L. Walker Cryovac 11
#34 Bill Damon Johnston GE 10
#34 Robert Gaut Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin 10
#34 William R. Sumerau The Singer Company Limited 10
#34 Kenneth W. Clinkscales Poly-Med 10
#34 John Moore Motorola 10
#39 Kevin Lee Worley GE 9
#39 Alonzo W. Beasley, Jr. Jps Automotive Products 9
#39 Samuel Nelson Techtronic Cordless Gp 9
#39 Frank Peters Voss Automotive Gmbh 9
#39 Cameron McPherson Havi Global Solutions 9
#39 Anthony R. Waldrop Milliken Research 9
#45 William J. Kass Ncr 8
#45 Lawrence James Whims GE 8
#45 Gary Schick Koyo Bearings North America 8
#45 Dale A. McClellan 8
#45 Dean Bradley Creech Michelin 8
#50 Bryd Tyler Miller, IV Structured I 7

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